The San Angelo Central boys soccer team had a simple game plan on Tuesday night: use its speed up top and force Midland High to defend.

The Bobcats used that speed to create all three of its goals in a 3-2 victory against the Bulldogs at Grande Communications Stadium.

The Bulldogs, meanwhile, spent plenty of time in the Central end but came up with two goals and played behind much of the game, falling to seventh place in District 2-5A with the loss.

"They were very direct, and they had one player, and they knocked the ball as long as they could, and now they are looking to play," Midland High coach Warren Cottle said. "They just went to their speed up front, and if that's all you've got, that's a smart way for them to play. But we had chance after chance, and we've got to bury those."

Midland High is now in seventh spot in the District 2-5A standings with a 5-3-2 overall record and 2-2-0 with six points in league play, while Central improves to 7-3-1 and 3-2-0 with nine points.

Central's speedy forward Keyland Taylor broke the ice in the game when he beat a Midland High defender on the side of the 18-yard box and then sent a low shot that ended up in the corner of the net.

Midland High rallied in the final minute of the first half to tie the game when Nico Francino finished a pass from Alex Von Holle.

Central, though, didn't waste much time in the second half when Diego Martinez found some space in the Midland High end and finished a pass from Angelo Gonzalez to give the Bobcats the lead back two minutes in the final half.

Central added to the lead 24 minutes later when Edward Nuno scored.

"We've been able to utilize our speed on the outside with our formation and take advantage of some breakdowns in the back," San Angelo Central coach Tony Vu said. "We had some counters, and they definitely worked in our favor."

Midland High's Will Downing cut the lead to one in the 68th minute of an assist from Nico Francino.

The Bulldogs, though, couldn't come up with the equalizer as they couldn't find the back of the net while holding possession for much of the game.

"You can't dominate the game, dominate possession, dominate everything and give up three," Cottle said. "It's stuff that we can fix and we can get better."